My name is Katya and I am originally from a tiny country located in Central America, called El Salvador. I am writing this on behalf of the people who are unable to reach out for help and can not afford to stay home in this time of crisis.

In an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has the country in complete lockdown. The airport is completely closed for commercial flights, anyone who crosses the border is immediately sent to quarantine. All of these measures have been taken seeking the well being of it's citizens. 

Unfortunately, the inevitable happened and El Salvador had now registered several cases of coronavirus. 

As the country is now not avoiding getting a case but preventing it from spreading. It is not safe for people to be on the streets. Sadly, this is how a lot, if not most, of the population make a living. All the money will be used to buy food for them. One €35  food basket is enough to feed a small family for a whole month. The food would be purchased at a small vendor instead of a supermarket. 

Meet some of the persons who desperately need your help: 

Marta Mejia, 64, lives in Apopa and walks around selling medicine. "Today I have not sold anything here. Everyday we play with our ends meet. Can you imagine if we didn't go out to sell, what would happen to us? You would be letting us die because we do not have any other form of income."

Bianca Flamenco, 73, lives by herself in Mariona and sells threads and needles in the heart of San Salvador.  Of her daily sales she makes $5 profit to cover her basic necessities. "I will not stay home, I live by myself, my kids have all died and no one can help me. People who can afford it should stay home, I can't, so I have to go out and work."

Jose Alas, 57, makes a living by selling candy and cigarettes in San Salvador's Historic Center. He almost always sells $5 a day, from which he uses $3 to pay rent. "If I don't sell, I can't pay for the house where I live in. Even worse, I won't be able to eat. I need to work out of pure neccesity."

With my heart shattered I am asking for help. Everything donated will be for them; because staying home is not a sacrifice, but a privilege.